Destiny: Rise of Iron suffers from The Taken King’s excellence

It’s not easy to keep people playing the same game for years. To do so, you need a lot of content. You studios have to make so much stuff that you might overlook creating anything interesting.

Destiny: Rise of Iron is the latest expansion for the online shooter for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Since its launch in 2014, the massively multiplayer game has gone through a lot of changes, most notable in last year’s expansion, The Taken King. That release fixed many of Destiny’s convoluted leveling and equipment systems, while giving us a story that we could actually become invested in.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.